Training

I love what I do. I educate humans in order to help those that cannot speak up for themselves. Being an intermediary, I serve in part as translator between one species and another. You’d think most of my job involves…

The longer I train dogs, the more selective I become about the people I choose to take on as clients. This pickiness doesn't have much to do with the dogs issues or anything else relating to the dog. It has…

Up to this point, there hasn’t been an area of my life that I haven’t screwed up in one way or another. I’ve managed to regain my footing in some and walk away with some semblance of dignity during others.…

It happened so fast that my 9 year old brain didn't register the bite. That is, until the blood oozing from my wrist dripped onto the wooden floor and the gasp of the other kids echoed off the walls. The…

Many of us live through a vicious circle of denial. Denial about ourselves, others, and the world around us. This often means that we hold on to outdated beliefs. Beliefs that no longer serve us and, in many cases, work against…

Dogs are always trying to figure out how any given thing fits within their space. They can be highly sensitive to space and proximity. As dogs make their way through this human-centered world they rapidly learn that it's a…

We live in a highly structured society. It imposes upon us laws, limitations, and guidelines that easily spell out what is allowed and what isn't. But what happens when we go beyond the guidelines, when we break those laws? Well,…

Wondering if your dog is a psychic? It’s not uncommon for an owner to insist that their dog is capable of displaying human like qualities and abilities. That even extends into mind-reading. I know that on any given day I’ll hear:…

Some trainers warn against the dangers of playing tug of war with your dog. The belief is that it conditions a dog to react aggressively towards you, the owner and handler. If you don’t know much about dogs and how…

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